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7 human diseases the world is on the cusp of eradicating
Not too long ago, it was commonplace for people across the globe to die horrific, painful, disfiguring deaths from illnesses they couldn't control.Today, many of those diseases have begun to...
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7 deadly diseases we are on the cusp of eliminating
Not too long ago, it was commonplace for people across the globe to die horrific, painful, disfiguring deaths from illnesses they couldn't control.Today, many of those diseases have begun to disappear,...
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Researchers want to use an app to stop the spread of a debilitating disease
Between 1988 and 2013, the number of cases of polio worldwide plummeted from 350,000 to 406.The number of countries in which the disease was endemic also went down, from 125 to three.The world seemed...
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Bill Gates names the 6 best things that happened in 2015
Every year, Bill Gates puts out his annual list of the year's best news on his blog GatesNotes.It's a nice feel good message, especially since 2015 also ushered in so many negative things, like the...
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We're on the verge of eliminating one of the most tragic diseases in history
In 1952, at the height of the polio epidemic, more than 20,000 Americans got polio. Many were left permanently paralyzed.We've come a long way since then.In 2015, there were only 96 cases of polio in...
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One invention will save the lives of 732,000 young Americans and prevent more...
In 1900, pneumonia and tuberculosis were the two leading causes of death in the US.Now, we have vaccines that can prevent both of those diseases.The smallpox vaccine eradicated that disease from the...
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The world is about to make a bold move that could finally wipe out polio
In the course of just two weeks in April, the entire world is going to do something remarkable: 155 countries are going to switch from one kind of polio vaccine to another. They'll change out the...
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Bill Gates offered the best advice on how to not feel overwhelmed when taking...
Bill and Melinda Gates released their annual foundation letter on Tuesday in which they revealed the superpowers they wished they had: more time, more energy.Yes, even the richest people in the world...
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This could be the year that we eliminate one of the most tragic diseases in...
So far this year, only nine polio cases have been reported in the entire world.By this time next year, the World Health Organization predicts that number will finally reach zero.“We absolutely need to...
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Polio is back in a country that thought it had stamped it out forever
In a disappointing setback for the global effort to eradicate polio, two children have been paralyzed by the virus in Nigeria, which had gone two years without reporting a case.Prior to Thursday’s...
View ArticleThe heartbreaking reasons why humans haven’t eradicated this incurable disease
While Polio has been on a huge decline in the world, places like Pakistan, Syria, and just recently Nigeria are still having a lot of trouble with this horrible disease. Dr. Stephen Morse, Professor of...
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Romania's Secretary of State warned polio could make a comeback in Europe
Romania's secretary of state and head of the Department for Emergency Situations warned last week that polio could make a comeback in the country. Raed Arafat announced on Facebook that...
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Polio could make a comeback under Trump's budget, Gates Foundation fears
Polio has been disappearing worldwide for the last 40 years — only 37 people are said to suffer from the disease today.But the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation still has concerns about the disease...
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Suspected cases of the mysterious polio-like disease AFM has grown to 155, up...
Acute Flaccid Myelitis, a polio-like illness affecting mostly young children, is spreading across the US.Officials at the Centers for Disease Control said on Monday the number of confirmed and...
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Doctors think they know what's causing the outbreak of a rare polio-like...
Medical researchers across the country have formed an informal network to figure out what's causing an outbreak of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) cases.So far this year, state health departments have...
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Bill Gates says we're no closer to eradicating polio than we were in 2017,...
Bill Gates released his annual "What I learned at work this year" letter, which reflects on the issues of the past year. In his 2018 edition, the Microsoft founder addressed polio.Polio cases have...
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4 diseases that have been eliminated in the United States in the last 100 years
Polio, measles, and rubella, have all been eliminated in the United States. Smallpox has also been eradicated worldwide. Vaccines have been instrumental in the elimination of these illnesses. The World...
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The Gates Foundation's initial missteps in eradicating polio hold a powerful...
Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda, initially failed to stop the spread of polio, Jean Case writes in her new book, "Be Fearless."So they took a step back and retooled their approach to be more effective...
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How FDR kept his partial paralysis a secret from the American public — even...
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt is renowned as the leader who steered America through the Great Depression and World War II. During his time in office he was unable to walk unaided, and was reliant...
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Trump's attempt to take the US out of the WHO is disastrous for America and...
President Trump is attempting to take the Us out of the World Health Organization.While Trump is right to point out that the WHO needs reform, the decision would be disastrous for global health and...
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